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Sherry, spice, and everything nice: The stories behind 3 historic wine cocktails
Do you like wine cocktails? How about wine cocktails with a dash of history? Today, we’re presenting a trio of time-tested drinks from the annals of booze-dom: Hot spiced Mosel wine (Roman period), old-school Spanish Sangria (1964), and the simple, delicious Sherry Cobbler (Victorian era). Each recipe has a little morsel of food-history trivia to…
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It’s December, let’s all drink Glühwein.
What do you do when it’s dark at 4:30 PM, and you wish it would maybe snow a little, but it’s Texas so it’s 70 degrees and humid in mid-December? Why, drink some wine, of course! If your holiday spirit is lagging a bit, why not pour yourself a dose of liquid Christmastime with Glühwein.…
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Molto carino! These 11 Italian grape varieties are named after animals
The Italian language has a rich tradition of nicknames. Not just for people, to help distinguish one Giovanni from another–but for animals, places, and plants, including grapes. The names of some grape varieties reach back to Roman times, when viticulture was in its infancy. Farmers needed a way to differentiate grapes by their flavor, yield,…
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Roman wine-making villa unearthed in Spain! But what was the wine like?
Exciting archaeological news for wine-lovers who frequently think about the Roman empire: A large wine-making villa has been unearthed at Sant Gregori villa near the coastal town of Burriana, Spain. Archaeology Magazine reports that the four-acre site is complete with all the facilities required to grow, ferment, and store grapes and wine. There are even…